RICHMOND — The Marin Catholic High softball team lost 5-1 to Salesian during Saturday's North Coast Section Division IV quarterfinal contest. San Rafael now has a crack at the top seed.

The No. 9 seed Wildcats (17-9) kept No. 1 Salesian off the scoreboard for the first two innings before Salesian pitcher Zoe Conley (six strikeouts, four hits allowed) smacked a two-run homer in the third inning and the Pride tacked on three more runs in the fifth to open up a 5-0 lead.

Julia Rabbit singled in Nicole Marino in the sixth to cut Salesian's lead to 5-1, but MC couldn't get any closer. Ali Croteau, Meg Costella and Hannah Politzer had MC's three other hits.

Other than Conley's homer, Costella wasn't hit that hard according to MC coach David Albini. She had four strikeouts while allowing five hits and a walk.

"We played good defense and had our chances, but (Conley) held us down pretty good," Albini said. "We didn't start catching up to her until really the sixth and seventh inning and that was too late."

The No. 4 seed Tomales (5-7) was beaten at home in the first round of the NCS D-VI playoffs against No. 5 Anderson Valley. No further details were available.

Baseball

Athenian 6, St. Vincent 4

PETALUMA — Novato resident Dusty Oliver tied the game in the sixth inning for St. Vincent, scoring on a passed ball after a triple, but Athenian scored two runs in the top of the seventh to win an NCS D-V quarterfinal.

Oliver went 1 for 3 and hit safely in 14 of the past 15 games. Novato's Sky Doble came in and pitched 2﻿2/3 innings in relief, giving up two runs on two hits for the Mustangs (19-5).

Girls soccer

Wilson plays for Philippines

Novato's Camille Wilson, a junior at Marin Catholic High, came in as a substitute in the 51st minute for the Philippines women's national team in a World Cup qualifier against host Bangladesh.

Wilson played the rest of the second half as a midfielder for the Philippines, which closed out its tournament with a 4-0 win. The Philippines went 2-1 in its group, finishing second behind Thailand, which went undefeated to advance to the next stage of qualifying.

Marin team makes regionals

RIPON — The Novato United 93G team that features several top MCAL players won its semifinal matchup at the California Youth Soccer Association U19 State Cup before falling in the championship game. The semifinal win guaranteed Novato United a wildcard berth in the Regional IV Championships in Honolulu next month.

Novato United got two goals and an assist from Roberts and a goal from Trahan to defeat Santa Clara Sporting White 4-0 in the semifinal. McFarlane assisted on the team's only goal in a 2-1 loss to Cal Northstars in the final.

Tennis

Jerod Mah MVP

Terra Linda sophomore Jerod Mah was named the MCAL boys tennis player of the year. The complete all-league teams will run on the IJ's all-Marin page in a few weeks.